佚名/Anonymous
, rightoutofhighschool, —15yearslater—mylifeistheresultofhabituallysteppingout.
ThesceneisNavalRecruitTrainingCenterinSanDiego, , standingpoker-straightinalinewithsomel5otherrecruitsastheSouthernCaliforniasuntansouryoungfaces.
“Ineedavolunteer.”shoutsthedrillinstructor.“Takeonestepforward!”Thefrstthingyou', Iwasn'tverygoodatconformingandsteppedfghtout.
, hestatedinaquiet“DirtyHarry”kindofvoice,“Pollock, doyouknowonlytrueleadersstepoutfront?”
, echoingTheodoreRoosevelt, statedtheideamoreeloquentlywhenhesaid:“Thecreditbelongstothemanwhoisactuallyinthearena, whosefaceismarredbydustandsweatandblood, whoknowsthegreatenthusiasms, thegreatdevotions, andspendshimselfinaworthycause:whoatbest, ifhewins, knowsthethrillsofhighachievement, and, ifhefails, atleastfailsdaringgreatly, sothathisplaceshallneverbewiththosecoldandtimidsoulswhoknowneithervictorynordefeat.”
?Willyouriskappearingthefooltoliveyourdreams?
, , passionandexcitementthatcomeswithanybold, new, purposefulaction.
You'llsoonfndotherswho'vesteppedoutfrontwithyou.
They'repeoplelikeyouwho', whichquietlysays,“It'.”
'thavetobeabigstep.
Maybeyou''saclassyou', takeyourfrststepthisweek.
Stepoutandhaveagreatweek!
It'syourlife!Createitthewayyouwantit.
想拥有成功的生活,必须迈出第一步。记得我十几岁时,也就是刚跨出高中校门的时候,就学到了这宝贵的一课。15年里,我迈出第一步的习惯造就了我今天的生活状态。
当时的情景是这样的,在位于加利福尼亚州的圣地亚哥海军新兵训练中心,我和其他15个新兵在烈日的照射下整整齐齐地站成一排。
严厉的教官高声喊道:“我需要一个志愿者,请向前迈出一步。”在训练营要学会的第一件事,就是永远不要为任何事情做志愿者。当然,我并没有好好领悟这件事,便向前迈出了一步。
教官走过来,到几乎和我鼻子对着鼻子时才停了下来,他用一种低低的恶魔似的声音说道:“波洛克,唯有真正的领袖才会迈步上前的,知道吗?”
